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(No Model.)

SPARKS.

GATE.

Patented 0.01.. 5, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 350,165, dated October5, 1886.

Application filed May 15,1886. Serial No. 202,251. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SILAs SPARKS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pearson, in the county of Fayette and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Gates, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in swinginggates, and it consistsin the peculiar construction and combination of devices, that will bemore fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

Figure l is a side elevation of a gate embodying my improvements. Fig. 2is a transverse horizontal sectional view of the same, taken on the linefr x of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 1/ y, Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a detail View of the link L.

A represents the post to which the gate is hinged.

B represents the post against which the gate closes.

C represents a supporting bar or standard, which is hinged to the post Aby means of hinges D. The said bar or standard G is vertical, and isprovided on its inner side with a vertical series ot' ratchetteeth, lrl.

F represents a gate, which is composed of the end bars, G and G, thehorizontal rails H, and 'the inclined braeerails I. This gate is securedto the standard C by means of straps or keepers K and li', which areattached to opposite sides of the said standard and extend forwardtherefrom and bear on opposite sides of the bars G. rlhe straps K, atthe upper end of the standard G, have their outer ends of sui'hcientlength to extend entirely across the sides of the bar G', and are thenbent inwardly at right angles, forming` hooks K2, which engage the frontedge ot' the bar G. From this' construction it will be readilyunderstood that the gate is so attached to the standard C as to enableit to slide vertically on the said standard,

In order to secure the gate at any desired vertical adjustment, Iprovide a link, L, the lower end of which bears under one ot' the railsH, of the gate, and the upper end of which embraces the standard C andis adapted to engage one of the teeth E. The gate is thus permitted tobe raised for a suitable distance to enable small stock to pass underthe gate, and also to enableit to clear snowdrifts.

It will be noted that the straps K, near the lower end of the standardG, bear only on the sides ofthe bar ir, and do not engage the front edgethereof. This enables the gate to swing outwardly at its lower inner endfrom the standard C, thus permitting the gate to be tilted, and therebyrestored to a horizontal position, iu the event that the post A sags orbccomes inclined.

The gate may be supported in any desired position by inserting a wedgeor key, M, be tween the lower ends of the bar G and the standard C.

N represents a sliding-latch, with which the gate is provided. The outerend of the said latch is adapted to engage a vertical groove, l), whichis made on the inner side ofthe post B.

A gate thus constructed is cheap and simple, is strong and durable, andmay be adjusted vertically in order to clear snow-drifts or permit smallanimals to pass under it.

No claim is made herein, broadly, for the combination of the hingedstandard and the gate attached thereto and verti call y adjustablethereon, as this, I am aware, is not novel.

I am also aware that it has been heretofore proposed to provide thehinged standard with straps on opposite sides thereof to embrace thevertical bar at the inner end of the gate, and this also, broadly, Idisclaim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- The combination ofthehinged standard (l, the straps K on opposite sides ot' the upper endthereot'and havi ngthe hooks lig, the straps K on opposite sides ot' thesaid standard, near the lower end thereof, the said strapsK beingwithout hooks, and the gate having the vertical bar G at its inner end,the said bar being placed between the straps K and K and en gaged at itsupper end, on its inner side, bythe hooks K2, and the wedge or keyadapted to be inserted between the lower ends ofthe hinged standard Gand the bar G', for the purpose set forth, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy si gnature in presence of two witnesses.

SILAS SPARKS.

Vitnesses:

G. L. MoALLisTER, J our: MATHEW.

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